At the Edge of the Brook

Completion Date: 1879 Style: Neoclassicism Technique: Oil Material: Canvas Dimensions: 91.5 x 120.5 cm

william-adolphe_bouguereauWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) was a French academic painter. William Bouguereau (French: [wiljɑm buɡ(ə)ˈʁo]) was a traditionalist; in his realistic genre paintings he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of Classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body.